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  1. Comment on Quentin Tarantino drops ‘The Movie Critic’ as his final film in ~movies

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    Welcome to the art (science?) of clickbait journalism.

    Welcome to the art (science?) of clickbait journalism.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Horror fishing game Dredge being adapted for live-action movie in ~movies

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    A proper example just came out: Fallout, which are also games that rely on the player's choices. And by all accounts, it seems to be a great show. Besides this, everyone keeps forgetting about...

    A proper example just came out: Fallout, which are also games that rely on the player's choices. And by all accounts, it seems to be a great show.

    Besides this, everyone keeps forgetting about Arcane, which is also based on a game. League of Legends, while not narratively strong, is also exclusively based on player control & interaction. And yet Arcane is a masterpiece.

    I think that what's missing isn't proper titles to adapt, but good, passionate filmmakers who can adapt such material, and translate it into non-interactive media.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads in ~tech

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    The obvious solution to me is to fine the companies who allow these ads in the first place, and keep fining them until this proves to be enough incentive. To me it's pretty ironic: it's illegal...

    The obvious solution to me is to fine the companies who allow these ads in the first place, and keep fining them until this proves to be enough incentive.

    To me it's pretty ironic: it's illegal for a company to start placing ads in the public space, at least in the EU, double so scam ads. I could probably get away with something tiny and discreet. This is not the case with ads in the digital space, where potentially thousands of people can be exposed to them. And yet our institutions turn a blind eye to this space and not much is done about it.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life

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    Off topic, but I always wondered about something, whenever I encountered articles like this: how do these publications find out about these stories? Do they contact random people and ask weird...

    Off topic, but I always wondered about something, whenever I encountered articles like this: how do these publications find out about these stories? Do they contact random people and ask weird questions? Do the people themselves contact the journalist and let them know about their weird practices, such as this one?

    8 votes

  5. Comment on Executions in ~humanities

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    Funnily enough, in this video John Oliver reiterates: "this show is not about journalism, but entertainment"

    Funnily enough, in this video John Oliver reiterates: "this show is not about journalism, but entertainment"

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Star Wars Outlaws | Official story trailer in ~games

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    I like what I have seen so far, in both terms of gameplay & story. But knowing it's a Ubisoft title really dampens my excitement. I just know that the game will feature a lot of busy-work, copy...

    I like what I have seen so far, in both terms of gameplay & story. But knowing it's a Ubisoft title really dampens my excitement. I just know that the game will feature a lot of busy-work, copy paste content and generic, forgettable mechanics.

    21 votes

  7. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Fallen Order is pretty forgettable when it comes to story beats, with the exception of one. They build the relationships a bit, but I see it more as ground work for the sequel. I feel like in...

    Fallen Order is pretty forgettable when it comes to story beats, with the exception of one. They build the relationships a bit, but I see it more as ground work for the sequel.

    I feel like in Survivor they took all of the character groundwork and did something with it. The story is definitely a lot better and more involved. IMO it's a very good sequel, better than the first from all points of view.

  8. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    I'm not a Discord user, but don't they already sell some subscription type of thing? The first google result shows me that they had a revenue of 440 million dollars in 2022. This doesn't strike me...

    I'm not a Discord user, but don't they already sell some subscription type of thing? The first google result shows me that they had a revenue of 440 million dollars in 2022. This doesn't strike me as a company hurting for money, but as another corporation expanding too much and becoming greedy.

    15 votes

  9. Comment on What books helped you deal with the anxiety of life's uncertainties? in ~books

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    Have you tried listening to his lectures? I find them oddly comforting for the times when I really get stuck in my own head.

    Have you tried listening to his lectures? I find them oddly comforting for the times when I really get stuck in my own head.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv

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    You should definitely reconsider it. It is a very compelling and occasionally surreal human drama, where the mystery is used as context for the story and its characters, not as a goal in itself....

    You should definitely reconsider it. It is a very compelling and occasionally surreal human drama, where the mystery is used as context for the story and its characters, not as a goal in itself.

    It's short, beautiful, has a great payoff, and a couple of the best & most memorable episodes I have ever seen in any series.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Positive (personal) news discussion? in ~talk

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    Like several people in this thread, I also got promoted. I will still be an IC in a technical role in software development, but I will start preparing for the management track. This will come at...

    Like several people in this thread, I also got promoted. I will still be an IC in a technical role in software development, but I will start preparing for the management track. This will come at first with a direct report, sometime in the short to medium term future.

    It feels a bit weird, to be honest. And I am afraid that maybe I bit more than I can chew. I have several technical strong points, but I am aware of some weak ones too - time management & organization skills. I've been trying to work on those in the past year, but I don't feel like I have made meaningful progress.

    And these two skills seem important to me in a leadership context, which in turn makes me feel unprepared. But at least the change is not taking place overnight, so I still have some time to work on it.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on 100,000 years and counting – how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories? in ~enviro

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    When was the last time you thought about glow in the dark kittens?

    When was the last time you thought about the roman empire glow in the dark kittens?

    3 votes

  13. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    It's the first time in a long while when I felt some level of adrenaline rushing through me while playing a videogame. It's super intensive, and there's a bunch of small details that I love - some...

    It's the first time in a long while when I felt some level of adrenaline rushing through me while playing a videogame. It's super intensive, and there's a bunch of small details that I love - some environmental storytelling, but especially the barks of the soldiers. Holding down the fire button with a machine gun while the helldiver yells will never get old.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Getting tired of Firefox in ~tech

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    The entire browser is vanilla, so the tabs are the only things that get reset. And yes, it's supremely annoying.

    The entire browser is vanilla, so the tabs are the only things that get reset. And yes, it's supremely annoying.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Getting tired of Firefox in ~tech

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    I'm not sure if you are alone. My Firefox on Windows isn't customized at all, but it did happen several times for all the pinned tabs to be reset after an update. But it hasn't happened to me...

    I'm not sure if you are alone. My Firefox on Windows isn't customized at all, but it did happen several times for all the pinned tabs to be reset after an update.

    But it hasn't happened to me again during the last couple of updates.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content in ~games

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    A bit off-topic, but I have recently been through two events that kind of illustrate Disney's priorities: Netflix could not process the monthly payment due to some card issues; I got a warning in...

    A bit off-topic, but I have recently been through two events that kind of illustrate Disney's priorities:

    1. Netflix could not process the monthly payment due to some card issues; I got a warning in the app and could still use it
    2. Disney+ could not process the payment. They instantly cut off my access & so far I got 6 e-mails telling me to update my payment info or get my sub cancelled
    2 votes

  17. Comment on A Quiet Place: Day One | Official trailer in ~movies

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    I didn't think about it in this way, but you're right, and it contributes a lot to the quality of the movie. Showing how humans adapted their lives to the monsters is more interesting storytelling...

    I didn't think about it in this way, but you're right, and it contributes a lot to the quality of the movie. Showing how humans adapted their lives to the monsters is more interesting storytelling than just showing them survive against attacks.

    This is something that Alien didn't do. There, the monster was a given fact, and the only narrative dynamic was the human surviving it.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on A Quiet Place: Day One | Official trailer in ~movies

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    I never thought to relate them both. A Quiet Place always felt like a more human story than a horror movie. So I wouldn't call it a competitor at all.

    I never thought to relate them both. A Quiet Place always felt like a more human story than a horror movie. So I wouldn't call it a competitor at all.

    8 votes

  19. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    That's pretty cool! I was always interested in this process, but I never had the space for it. Where did you develop them? What were the biggest challenges you faced?

    That's pretty cool! I was always interested in this process, but I never had the space for it. Where did you develop them? What were the biggest challenges you faced?

    3 votes

  20. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    I have been experimenting with Blender & a way to render 3D models as 2D pixelated images. I plan to find a good workflow to use in some future games. It was surprisingly easy to do, but the...

    I have been experimenting with Blender & a way to render 3D models as 2D pixelated images. I plan to find a good workflow to use in some future games.

    It was surprisingly easy to do, but the results aren't as good as I want them. And then there is the problem of transferring this workflow from Blender to a game engine, but that will come much later.

    https://gifyu.com/image/SCmYY
    https://gifyu.com/image/SCmYf
    https://gifyu.com/image/SCmYa

    5 votes